Goodbye Earl

[Intro]
E E A
E  A  E  B  A


[Verse]
E                   
  Mary Anne and Wanda
          A
were the best of friends
E                             B
All through their high school days
E                   A
Both members of the 4H club
     E             B  E
Both active in the FFA
E                     
  After graduation Mary
  A             E
Anne went out lookin'
                 B
for a bright new world
E                 A
Wanda looked all around this town
    E       B         E
And all she found was Earl


[Verse]
        E
Well it wasn't two weeks
          A
After she got married that
E                      B
Wanda started gettin' abused
           E            
  She put on dark glasses
     A
and long sleeved blouses
    E          B       E
And make up to cover a bruise
         E               
  Well she finally got the
          A
nerve to file for divorce
    E                        B
She let the law take it from there
    E                         
  But Earl walked right through
         A
that restraining order
    E            B       E
And put her in intensive care


[Pre-chorus]
       C#m            
  Right away Mary Anne
      B
flew in from Atlanta
     A                E
On a red eye midnight flight
         C#m
She held Wanda's hand as they
B
Worked out a plan
       A           
  And it didn't take
               B    \
'em long to decide


[Chorus]
                 E   A  E
That Earl had to die
    B   A
Goodbye Earl
                 E    A   E
Those black-eyed peas
A           E            B  A
They tasted all right to me Earl
               E
You're feelin' weak
A             E
Why don't you lay down
    B     A
And sleep Earl
         E
Ain't it dark
A       E          B    A
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl


[Bridge]
E A 2x


[Verse]
E                   A
The cops came by to bring Earl in
E
They searched the house
         B
High and low
          E
Then they tipped their hats
          A                   
  And said: thank you ladies if
     E             B      E
you hear from him let us know


[Verse]
         E
Well the weeks went by and
 A
Spring turned to Summer
    E                 B
And Summer faded into Fall
       E            
  And it turns out he
       A
was a missing person
    E      B         E
Who nobody missed at all


[Pre-chorus]
       C#m
So the girls bought some land
      B
And a roadside stand
A                E
Out on Highway 109
          C#m
They sell Tennessee ham
     B
And strawberry jam
         A
And they don't
                  B
Lose any sleep at night 'cause


[Chorus]
            E   A   E
Earl had to die
    B   A
Goodbye Earl
          C    \
We need a break
A        E          B    A
Let's go out to the lake Earl
             E
We'll pack a lunch
A         E          B     A
And stuff you in the trunk Earl
                 E
Well is that all right
A          E        B
Good Let's go for a ride
A         E
Earl Hey


[Outro]
            A  E  B   A
Na na na na na na na
          E
Hey, hey, hey
            A  E  B   A
Na na na na na na na
          E
Hey, hey, hey
            A  E  B   A
Na na na na na na na
          E
Hey, hey, hey
            A  E  B   A
Na na na na na na na
E A E A E A E~